Trump vows to press on as GOP calls grow for him to quit

A vote for Trump is a vote for Bill Crosby. Watch these women lining up for their slice of trumps ill got money. I am more interested in what these trail will bring about because like Crosby, it stared with a lone women strong enough to fight such money and influence. I am going to totally enjoy watching this leeches world and life and family fall apart slowly in the public eye. Great real reality TV.

GOP pulls back. Dems cheered too soon.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/paloma/daily-202/2016/10/12/daily-202-republican-politicians-fall-back-in-line-behind-trump-after-defecting/57fd7a23e9b69b059243020a/

... Republican politicians fall back in line behind Trump after defecting ...

because (later in same story):

... “Some 83% of Republicans said in post-debate polling that they would vote for Mr. Trump in a head-to-head matchup against Mrs. Clinton, up from 60% in weekend surveys,” Monica Langley writes in the Journal. ...

I'm not really sure if there is any self-respecting woman alive who could support him after this as they would implicitly be supporting sexual assault and rape against themselves.. Surely such a low creature does not exist

BlacklabelOCT. 09, 2016 - 11:03PM JST

@Simon Foston. Yes he did think it was fine in 2008 because he wasnt being called a woman abuser by Bill's wife then. Its like Im sure I like you just fine, until we are competing for the same thing and you start badmouthing me. Then Im not gonna like you much and things you did before that I was ok with arent ok anymore.

So you judge how good or bad someone's actions are on the basis of how nice or mean they are to you? If I get in a car and run someone over it's all good as long as I don't say anything mean about you?

From Scott Adams (creator of 'Dilbert'):

http://blog.dilbert.com/post/151504993671/why-does-this-happen-on-my-vacation-the-trump

Trump's bid for Sainthood officially ended today. I think he's still available for Kennedy-type jobs.

Liberals spent 40 years coarsening public discourse ...

It takes two to tango, as they say. If "liberals" set the bar low, conservatives treated it as a limbo stick. (How low can conservatives go?)

Lizz: Trump is having the feely fake offended standard of 2016 applied to things that he did in 2005.

Ha, it's not even 2016, it's just of the moment, and just for this case. Liberals spent 40 years coarsening public discourse and all of a sudden they're shocked over a private taped conversation. Somehow it was all OK when Hillary was saying the N-word in private, using "Jew" as an expletive in private, strongarming one of Bill's rape victims.

Strangerland: Right! Sexual assault used to be all good. How can anyone blame Trump for it when back when it was ok?

What he's talking about is not assault. It's the groupie atmosphere around rock stars and actors and media personalities, and the women in question are in that atmosphere voluntarily.

As far as double standards go, what about this post from you drooling over graphic depictions of genitalia on restroom doors? Should we save this for your potential Presidential bid? Wouldn't this post disqualify you based on the moralistic standards rediscovered in the past three days?

Strangerland: Oct. 09, 2016 - 09:16AM JST Haha those are awesome!

I am actually reminded of the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal first breaking. The first few days everybody thought "That's it, he's done!". And right at that very moment, Clinton's popularity was in the tank

That's not my memory. While we all giggled, didn't his popularity go up?

Yes, political correctness, weak and biased people's "feelings" and media generated faux outrage might be the final destruction of the USA. That is a weak way to go out.....and good luck to the world finding your next policeman and savior if that happens. Dont really care what happens.its just like seeing your favorite fighter who used to be good get knocked out in his last fight as a shell of his former self. Was just hoping he could pull out one more win for the "old days".

So these fools want to have Hillary and her financiers like George Soros and Saudi Arabia in the White House.

Truly disheartening.

You guys just dont listen. I am not saying that anyone (Trump or Clinton) is not responsible for long ago. I never said dont talk about the past. What I said is: Do not apply today's standards to the past. What Hillary did in the early 90s was wrong IN THE EARLY 90s. So you cant deflect that it doesn't matter what Hillary did just because it was long ago, that is not what I said.

My support for Trump on this is: What biased people in 2016 are trying to call "sexual assault" was not sexual assault even as recently as 2005. What is an inappropriate comment in 2016 was also not inappropriate in 2005.Until recently, a fat girl was still "fat" because fat shaming wasnt invented yet. "Trump fat shamed Miss Universe in 1991!!!" they scream. No, he didnt because there was no such thing.

So "sexual assault" in 2016 is commenting on a woman's appearance, talking about kissing her without permission and talking about grabbjng her female place. TALKING about, not even doing?

@smithinjapan Yes there i go again! holding HILLARY responsible for her actions towards women Bill abused. Yep, thats on her. Oh and nice try, but I dont know anyone named "Ms. I'm Sure She Will Come Forward". All these women have had since 2005 to come forward. where are they? But I do agree someone probably will come forward NOW, cause fame/infamy to be had and cash to be paid if they do.

What hypocisy from Republicans. They practically invented the word and now it's almost like an addiction.

Trump is having the feely fake offended standard of 2016 applied to things that he did in 2005.

He has been hurt, but I just don't think it will last long enough to matter.

I am actually reminded of the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky scandal first breaking. The first few days everybody thought "That's it, he's done!". And right at that very moment, Clinton's popularity was in the tank...but then he wasn't "done". A week went by and he was still there. The next week too, he was still there. And then the third week...and he talked about getting to work for the people and the Republicans started being seen as too focused on personal matters.

They were idiots to shoot this thing off in early October.

Blacklabel: "Are all of you "it doesnt matter what Bill did" people unaware of Hillary's roles in it all?"

Let's take a look at what you said at 9:42 p.m.:

"I just love how people try to take things that happened 10 years ago or 20 years ago and apply today's standards to it."

You guys just CAN'T stop with the hypocrisy, can you? You try and play down Trump's disgusting and sexist comments and behaviour on this incident alone by saying we should not be discussing the past and applying it to today, and you do so by going back even FURTHER in the past and trying to apply it to today (and have ZERO proof of anything to begin with anyway!). You just can't stop undermining your own arguments! Don't try and stop for our benefit, of course -- it's quite fun to watch you guys implode.

"What was the name of the woman Trump was found guilty of physically abusing again? Even any false accusations? Bill got a whole closet full that Hillary was directly involved in bullying, shaming and trying to discredit even after Bill admitted doing it. His actions are irrelevant but hers are not."

Hahaha! There you go AGAIN! As for Trump abusing women, the number that are likely to come forward from here on in are going to make Cosby's situation look like the man is a saint.

Waiting for the next, "don't talk about the past, b-b-b-b-b-butwhataboutbillandhillary?" deflection.

Are all of you "it doesnt matter what Bill did" people unaware of Hillary's roles in it all? I dont blame Hillary for what Bill did. But she can be blamed for how she treated the women he abused. Women who claim they are assaulted deserve to be believed, is that what she is saying now? Didnt feel that way when Bill was the one being correctly accused.

What was the name of the woman Trump was found guilty of physically abusing again? Even any false accusations? Bill got a whole closet full that Hillary was directly involved in bullying, shaming and trying to discredit even after Bill admitted doing it. His actions are irrelevant but hers are not.

bass4funk: "I'm going to enjoy congress blocking every bill Hillary puts forward, that is, if she becomes president."

And that sums up a Trump supporter and GOP supporter in a nutshell: petty revenge. Since you have to 'suffer' with Hillary, shut down all functions of government, and don't allow anything to go through even though in most cases you supported similar legislature under a Republican leader. Fortunately through petty tactics that are clearly not in the interest of the people, like those you 'look forward to' because you're as bad as Trump, the people are getting sick of it and some seats are going back to Dems. Why do you think everyone but those with their heads in the sand furthest are now running from Trump? because they know FULL-well that he is toxic and will drag them further down with him. I bet you Cruz is absolutely kicking himself for selling out and joining the parade of Trump supporters now that he's joined the deluge of those running scared! :)

You've moved from a very sad Trump supporter to just very, very sad.

You guys are seriously trying to convince me that the world of what is "acceptable" hasnt changed in the last 5-10 years? were there safe zones and special snowflakes and LGBTPQWD rights, affirmative consent, no consent if drinking involved, dudes using female bathrooms, gay marriages, social justice warriors, etc then? nope these are all new things.

And in 2005 it was probably much more likely that TALKING ABOUT touching a woman was not considered "sexual assault". More than likely you had to actually touch someone, be told that she didnt like it and be asked you to stop. You guys were really asking for onsent to kiss/touch someone instead of just trying with someone you liked and stopping when or if told to.

But it was definitely wrong even in the 90s to be getting serviced by 20 yr interns and having your wife call her names and try to destroy her life and credibility. That is one thing that hasnt changed.

When Hillary drops out ? WTH ! She has never quit/dropped out before in spite of what her detractors have thrown at her ! SHE is the best qualified candidate ever to run for the highest office in the land ! Don the Con is the worst ! One day the conservatives will come up with a real candidate and then there might be a race. The last three have been jokes ! (McCain, Rmoney, and now Trump the Chump) They need a Powell (Colin), a Rice (Condi), a Ryan (Paul) or even a Kasich (John) the governer of my state who has had the "cajones" to NEVER back The Donald. And folks that comes from a life-long Democrat. 'Course all would be for naught. Because again in four years it will be the second term for almost President elect Hillary Clinton ! Take it to the bank !

Serrano: "When Hillary drops out, are the Democrats going to be dumb enough to replace her with Tim Kaine?"

Dude... you're just embarrassing yourself at this point -- not as much as Trump, of course, but not far behind, nipping at the heels of his reputation as it sinks beyond the unsalvageable unsalvageable. Read the news (not FOX), Serrano; it's game over for Trump. Even the rats are jumping ship... or did you miss EVERY SINGLE headline in the news (again, perhaps not FOX)?

Ah, that's right... can't see much if it's buried in the sand. How many of your presidential predictions have come true, by the way?

I just love how people try to take things that happened 10 years ago or 20 years ago and apply today's standards to it.

Right! Sexual assault used to be all good. How can anyone blame Trump for it when back when it was ok?

cleoOct. 09, 2016 - 09:53AM JST "The next Republican candidate would have to be Jesus Christ for them to recover from this disaster A lefty, socialist, turn-the-other-cheek, Jewish peacenik? No way.

LOL. And he ate MEAT no less. "Jesus, or rather Yeshua ben Yosef, was a devout Jew.  Devout Jews keep Passover.  And keeping Passover means eating roast lamb"

What President Clinton did in the early nineties or even before that is irrelevant to this dialog. He is NOT running for President (too bad, I must say). Also, just think guys, after January 20 of next year, when someone says "President Clinton" we can ask, "Which one ?" HA ! GO HILLARY ! 1/20/17 - "Madame President" ! Better together, I'm with her ! Love Trumps Hate !

"When Hillary drops out, are the Democrats going to be dumb enough to replace her with Tim Kaine?"

When Pence drops out with sheer exhaustion or when his conscience can't bear it, would the GOP replace him with Charlie Sheen?

When Hillary drops out, are the Democrats going to be dumb enough to replace her with Tim Kaine?

@Simon Foston. Yes he did think it was fine in 2008 because he wasnt being called a woman abuser by Bill's wife then. Its like Im sure I like you just fine, until we are competing for the same thing and you start badmouthing me. Then Im not gonna like you much and things you did before that I was ok with arent ok anymore.

@smithinjapan: You not reading what I am saying. What Bil and Hillary did was identified immediately as wrong even 20 years ago based on the standards 20 years ago when they did it. If those things were wrong then, they are soooo wrong now in our special snowflake, safe zone world of 2016.

Trump is having the feely fake offended standard of 2016 applied to things that he did in 2005. Apply the standards of the time to things people say instead of being traveling back in time to be offended.

deadbeatlesOCT. 09, 2016 - 10:43PM JST

Still our best alternative...old-school in-bed politicians on BOTH sides are afraid of a Trump win!

Rightly so, with his business track record.

Yowza... just reading the growing list of Republicans joining the stampede that is running away from Trump!

Darn the Washington elite and the MSM!

Yowza... just reading the growing list of Republicans joining the stampede that is running away from Trump! Hahahahahahahaha!! Who are the deniers going to blame? Trump? or the Republicans now fleeing? Must be pretty awful to be a Trump fan right now.

Meanwhile, Hilary's lead has risen DRAMATICALLY! Well done, Trump!

No one is perfect. He should be given for second chance as better man.

He's had that chance.

I think that people would perhaps forgive him or at least overlook things if he showed some presidential abilities. He had an opportunity here when apologizing for what he said. But instead of making the apology and going on to say how he was going to make America great again, he immediately talks about how dirty Bill Clinton is and how he will be discussing this over the coming days. He really seems clueless.

Blacklabel: "I just love how people try to take things that happened 10 years ago or 20 years ago and apply today's standards to it.

then:

"What Bill and Hillary did 20 years ago was identified as wrong even then, thus he was IMPEACHED. Didnt need to wait decades later to try to rewrite standards of the time like they doing with Trump. "

I just love the complete hypocrisy between your first line and the next. Nah, you guys never use what Bill did way back when these days at all! Certainly not Trump himself, nor posters blaming Hillary for it today, either! hahaha. You guys really are desperate!

BlacklabelOCT. 09, 2016 - 09:42PM JST

What Bill and Hillary did 20 years ago was identified as wrong even then, thus he was IMPEACHED.

Donald Trump thought it was okay in 2008. Any thoughts on that?

"He should be given for second chance as better man."

What chance did he use up when he mocked a disabled person? I'm pretty sure it was beyond a second one.

I just love how people try to take things that happened 10 years ago or 20 years ago and apply today's standards to it.

What Bill and Hillary did 20 years ago was identified as wrong even then, thus he was IMPEACHED. Didnt need to wait decades later to try to rewrite standards of the time like they doing with Trump. 20 years ago fat Miss Universe was thankful for a chance to lose the 50 pounds of weight and keep her job. But to hear it now, she was "fat shamed" (which didnt even exist then).

Many posters have forgot about Bill Cliton infamous Cigar and dirty coat. I am not a fan of Trump. At least he admitted his small crime and apologized. Trump has never committed adultery. Trump has never taken the advantages of his intern who was young enough to be his daughter.Trump did not lie as Bill such as I did not sleep with that woman.

No one is perfect. He should be given for second chance as better man. He may become another George Washington or Abraham Lincoln.

It's now high time for the Republican Party to replace Trump with Carmelo Anthony.

Carmelo will have a slightly higher chance to defeat Hillary... in basketball!

I don't know much about the New York criminal law; but Trump's recently publicized confessions of his sexual offensive are clearly established. Some things should be done to prevent a known sex predator's ambitions to enter the White House. We're in 2016.

Texas A&M: Which is worse? Trump's ill conceived words (not actions) or Hilary's two-faced hypocritical stance in defending a husband -- a sitting president -- who' was an actual sexual predator?

So you've decided to vote for Trump, then? ;)

Next will be the women he sexually assaulted coming out of the closet.

Funny, that happened to Bill Clinton. Not only did it not hurt him, but his wife did all she could to discredit all of his rape victims.

The hypocrisy is blinding.

And then there's the little matter of never ending war, from Bush to Obama to Clinton. Maybe that's another reason Wall Street and the GOP hate Trump so much. Better to have war with Russia and a destroyed middle class than even one woman groped by Trump. After all, only Democrats are allowed to do that.

Republican leaders are jumping ship like rats to disown Trump. This is only the beginning.

Next will be the women he sexually assaulted coming out of the closet. One by one. All the horrific details.

The Meltdown has begun and it will be Yuuuuge. One big fat screaming ball of obscene orange entitlement as the destruction of the Republican party ensues. And it's about time.

Sit back and enjoy the show as Trump implodes ...

So if Trump actually did anything with any of these women that they didnt like, why is it 11 years later that we hear what he SAID yet we have heard nothing about what he DID. All I have heard is that the woman he tried to sleep with was married, and it is not clear if he knew that before he asked or found that out when she declined.

But even her, she wasnt too "married" to go shop for some furniture with him. Also she didnt report him for anything, so that means he did nothing other than ask. So where is the long line of offended women? I saw once yesterday a woman who remembered in 1973 he tried to kiss her and she felt uncomfortable. Give me a break. I hope Hillary is stupid enough to bring up a respect for/treatment of women tomorrow.

Person with common sense: "But she laughed about defending a child rapist who raped a 12 year old girl."

Lie, as shown here: http://www.snopes.com/hillary-clinton-freed-child-rapist-laughed-about-it/ She didn't even want to defend him but it was her job as public defender.

But Serrano, what is your excuse for him hitting and trying to bed down another MARRIED women while he was MARRIED and his wife was THREE months pregnant? Come on! In my value system, this is a SLIME BAG! But I notice, even from my relatives who are religious and "conservative" that most are also DIVORCED too. See, it is just about defending a sociopath--I can't do this see as I am not one, never having cheated on my wife in 27 years, nor am I divorced, but serrano-bano, Or bassyfunky boy, YOU TWO can do this! Come on!

I used to work around a lot of very high rollers, politicians and wealthy businessmen. This sort of talk was quite common. The guys attracted to big money politics tend to be these kinds of guys. I guarantee, many revered Democratic leaders with great reputations talk this way. It is disgusting, but that's what you get in Washington.

However, I am pretty sure Hillary doesn't talk this way. So we can all feel good about ourselves, as she sells the middle class off to Wall Street bankers, the country off to China, and as we wage war with nuclear Russia, that she is not Donald Trump

Change the White House to the residence of a sexual predator? IT ALREADY HAS BEEN, we just didnt really know it yet at the time.

So what is "unacceptable" about a heterosexual male trying to get laid? So they have to go back 11 years and a lewd comment is found. Since when is "not being lewd" and "respecting women" anywhere near the top of the qualification list for president?

Trump will not be hurt by this and here is why. If Hillary or the moderator bring it up, Trump will not pass on a second chance to bring up HILLARY's treatment of the women who accused her husband. Not talking about Bill's actions, this are irrelevant. But how Hillary treated the ones she defamed and called liars and sent investigators to search into her sexual history. Women expect a man to do those types of things, so it will only hurt Hillary and her "Im with HER" crap. Women, you might be with her, but she isnt with you, she is with her too. herSELF.

Men wont change their vote over this and the types of women who will vote Trump wont either. All the government people not supporting Trump anymore because of this werent supporting him before. Same for all the "offended" people..These people just jumped on when it started looking like he might win and they are welcome to jump right back off.

Bottom line, any man who has changed his vote ONLY because of these specific comments on this tape, I will be available anytime for you to return your "man card" to me.

Mr. Trump used 'offensive words' when he was a private citizen and Mrs. Clinton says that this 'disqualifies' him from the presidency. Mewanwhile, her husband settled sexual assault claims while he was the White House incumbent, and yet no calls from her for Slick Willie to step down as POTUS.

Which is worse? Trump's ill conceived words (not actions) or Hilary's two-faced hypocritical stance in defending a husband -- a sitting president -- who' was an actual sexual predator?

One of Trump's advisers declared: Those who want to have a change [in Washington, DC], will vote for Trump. Those who want to remain the status-quo, vote for Clinton. What's a pity. What kind of change? Change the White House to the residence of a sexual predator, whose criminal hands should have been cut off for his public confessions through a series of concrete evidence? The CNN should have a special rule to prevent the debate tonight into a historic Infamy. Congratulations to the GOP leaders, including Senator MacCain, for their courageous denouncing of Trump's unacceptable behavior.

Oh no, Trump likes women, we should definitely risk nuclear war if it means not having a meany poopyhead in office, lol.

"calls grow for him ( Trump ) to quit"

There are more calls for Hillary Above The Law Clinton to quit, but we don't hear about them in the media.

"I'm a little worried for Clinton's safety tonight"

I'm worried about Julian Assange's safety.

Hillary supporter: "Vote for Hillary because she is a woman and feminist."

Person with common sense: "But she laughed about defending a child rapist who raped a 12 year old girl."

Hillary supporter: "But Trump said some dumb stuff, therefore I will vote for Hillary, she will be the first woman president!"

I'm convinced. Hillary supporters are the problem. They are in fact clueless.

I see John McCain has endorsed Hillary. Pffft! Well,Trump didn't need McCain's support to get the nomination, and he doesn't need it to win the presidency.

Trump would be a disaster, using the presidency to enrich himself

Enrich himself? That just doesn't make sense.

and stave off his imminent collapse under a gargantuan mountain of debt.

Not sure which Central Bank you could be projecting here. The ECB maybe? Trump doesn't collapse. Hillary does, then gets potato sack tossed into minivans.

Typical guy talk. Among juveniles who remin at odds with the opposite sex. If I'm with a woman, it's nobody's business except ours. if you think haring your exploits, romances and desires with other men helps you bond with them, it also breeds competition and subterfuge. People who use others as a means to an end are basically predatory, cowardly, and a artistic. This sharing of intimate information only functions to destroy integrity and love. There's nothing wrong in sharing the humor of failure, but something is very wrong with the satisfaction of another's misery. Remember this...Donald isn't alone. His power corrupted him. Putin got a divorce. Clinton sullied a class act. Hubris, not pubis.

Trump wants to expand the military"

As long as the establishment hegomons are not in the Oval Office. Our military could really do some good in this world, but the corporate globalist hegemons use them for greed, not good.

Some food for thought...

However, at the very top of the U.S. military command, in the Joint Chiefs of Staff, there have, in fact, been resignations and firings by President Barack Obama, in order to keep the Syrian war going in this way: as a joint U.S.-and-jihadist effort. Though the great investigative journalist Seymour Hersh could not obtain U.S. publication for his major reports about the Syrian war, the London Review of Books has been publishing these reports; and one of them, «Military to Military», on 7 January 2016, stated that:

http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2016-10-08/us-soldiers-resist-obamas-support-al-qaeda

Trump goes to a really strange place in his mind if a woman is making him look bad. I'm a little worried for Clinton's safety tonight.

Tee hee!

So funny watching the Republican supporters try to mount a defence here. Flog that dead horse!

Bass4funk, for example seems hell bent on discrediting Bill Clinton as much as he can. That's BILL Clinton.

lol.

"Trump is only going on the reccomendations of the military. I don't follow your thinking. Rebuilding the military has no impact on the hegomonic direction of the establishment with antiestablishment president"

You are being unusually euphemistic with your language.

"And for those who claim Trump wants to expand the military"

"Rebuilding the military"

Let me fix that for you:

"Trump wants to expand the military"

"Expanding the military"

Why is Trump so keen on expanding the military? He's his own man, isn't he?

Bill Murphy, well said.

A lefty, socialist, turn-the-other-cheek, Jewish peacenik? No way.

Definitely one of your better ones Cleo.

Zurcronium wrote: "Look in the mirror, grab yourselves by you know where (Trump's advice) and see if that works for you to figure out how you could vote for such a horrible, horrible loser." ... ... Are you bucking for a position as the "progressives'" new mad, attack dog, Zurcronium? If your statement contained a reasonable argument and did not resort to the type of puerile banter you accuse Trump of - sure, he was guilty then and now is not much better - your comments might be worth publishing here. I suggest you retreat back to your "safe space" and do to yourself what you wrote of above.

Donald Trump should not be allowed to step down. Let him go all the way to November 8th and let him destroy the Republican Party for good. The Republicans had an option to force him out earlier. Instead Republicans chose to keep this ignorant, arrogant, bigoted, sexist PIG to stay in the race. When they lie down with dogs, they need to get up with fleas.That simple!

I notice Serrano hasn't had the heart to deny it any longer and is absent from this thread. Can't blame him. If I had been so utterly in denial and defending the man for so long, claiming he would win it and be president for the next 8 years despite all my previous predictions failing, and then seeing all those I also support bailing on him, and knowing in my heart he is a downright terrible human being, I'd probably just pretend this reality doesn't exist and stay away from the news as well.

The BBC has compiled an impressive list:

Republican senators not voting for Mr Trump

Susan Collins, Maine senator Dan Sullivan, Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski, Alaska senator Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire senator Jeff Flake, Arizona senator Dean Heller, Nevada senator Mark Kirk, Illinois senator Ben Sasse, Nebraska senator Mike Crapo, Idaho senator Cory Gardner, Colorado senator Lindsey Graham, S Carolina senator John Thune, S Dakota senator Dan Fischer, Nebraska senator John McCain, Arizona senator

Other Republicans who have deserted him:

Jeb Bush, former Florida governor Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor Gary Herbert, Utah governor Jason Chaffetz, Utah congressman Carly Fiorina, former presidential candidate Barbara Comstock, Virginia congresswoman Mike Coffman, Colorado congressman Mike Lee, Utah congressman William Cohen, former secretary of defence Michael Hayden, former CIA director, former NSA director John Kasich, Ohio governor, 2016 presidential candidate Tom Ridge, former Pennsylvania governor; former Homeland Security secretary Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor, 2012 nominee Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida congresswoman

Republicans voting for Mrs Clinton:

Ex-President George HW Bush Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state Hank Paulson, former treasury secretary Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser Richard Hanna, New York congressman Chris Shays, former Connecticut congressman Meg Whitman, prominent Republican donor; CEO of Hewlett Packard

Senior Republicans still in Trump's corner:

Ted Cruz, Texas senator Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon, 2016 Republican presidential nominee Chris Christie, New Jersey governor Newt Gingrich, former House speaker Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor Mitch McConnell, Senate majority leader Paul Ryan, House speaker Marco Rubio, Florida senator, 2016 Republican presidential nominee Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, 2016 Republican presidential nominee

So all in all he only has to offend 9 more Republican bigwigs and everybody has left him. Loving it.

bass4funk:

Would you like to see Trump continue instead of stepping aside?

Me too.

(Tee hee hee)

bass4funkOCT. 09, 2016 - 01:22PM JST

At least conservatives have FREE thought and that's good, the GOP can hang on to their Washington safe haven...

As long as there's not too much of a trickle-down effect from the Trump meltdown, that is.

...and the rest of us will fight for change.

What, by coming here and ranting about liberals? Good luck with that.

Wontond and Jizmo

I watched your video, though I'd seen it before. Trump is only going on the reccomendations of the military. I don't follow your thinking. Rebuilding the military has no impact on the hegomonic direction of the establishment with antiestablishment president. We know the establishment under the last four puppets Bush, Clinton, Bush, Obama, have kept the hegomonic war machine rolling and will continue under another Clinton. Trump is clear that he wants to end the new cold and economic war with Russia and talk with Putin.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxdgNKSN6zw

Go get 'em Hillary ! 1/20/17 - "Madame President" !

Most of all I want the war machine stopped.

Then Trump's not your man, assuming you can believe what he says in the video wontond just posted.

<www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxdgNKSN6zw>

But of course you can always say he was just reading the script from the teleprompter, the script was written by the mind controlling MSM and he wasn't aware of the words. Or his words were taken out of context. Or he was kidding, being sarcastic, the usual rightist defenses.

Even though it's obvious that cheating Hillary stole votes from another more popular but way less financed democrat. Upset? Hell yeah! Most of all I want the war machine stopped. Hillary is in the hegomonic group. I would think that most left leaning people would reject her for this. So, sad and upset, I am. And for those who claim Trump wants to build up the military, if they can't see what Obomber is doing, and Hillary will continue, the new Cold War with Russia and potentially starting WWIII, Trump will stop these needless hegomonic wasteful resource wars.

The way Sanders was robbed, makes my blood boil. Perhaps if Rubio had won the nomination, I could get behind him (although I don't like his hawkish stance on Cuba). As it stands, I'm more "anyone but Trump", more than "I'm with her".

I too am in favor of stopping the war machine. I'm not sure if Trump shares our common desire.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxdgNKSN6zw

"And for those who claim Trump wants to build up the military"

What? Trump claims he wants to build up the military. He clearly said that. I heard him.

Why does he want to do this? You still haven't attempted to answer this.

No, it's a good sign, because then that tells us exactly what many of us have always believed, they care more about their own skin than the people. Dems are like lemmings, always in lock and step and follow the collective. At least conservatives have FREE thought and that's good, the GOP can hang on to their Washington safe haven and the rest of us will fight for change.

That's a pretty depressing response, that perfectly demonstrates the problems with American politics at the moment. The other side is just a bunch of dumb lemmings, while at least our dissenters have free thought. Does it even occur to you that maybe some people just agree with core Democratic values and some agree with core Republican values? Or maybe, they just find Hillary less offensive than Trump. Of course this happens on both sides. It's just sad to see America becoming so partisan.

They will always vote for their party.

True. Even though it's obvious that cheating Hillary stole votes from another more popular but way less financed democrat. Upset? Hell yeah! Most of all I want the war machine stopped. Hillary is in the hegomonic group. I would think that most left leaning people would reject her for this. So, sad and upset, I am. And for those who claim Trump wants to build up the military, if they can't see what Obomber is doing, and Hillary will continue, the new Cold War with Russia and potentially starting WWIII, Trump will stop these needless hegomonic wasteful resource wars.

@Fizzbit I'm not sure why you're so upset with Democrats. They will always vote for their party. You should be more upset with Republicans that are deserting Trump.

No, it's a good sign, because then that tells us exactly what many of us have always believed, they care more about their own skin than the people. Dems are like lemmings, always in lock and step and follow the collective. At least conservatives have FREE thought and that's good, the GOP can hang on to their Washington safe haven and the rest of us will fight for change.

And all Pence can come up with is, 'We pray for his family' !!??

Give me a break. He must be regretting being picked as Trump's running mate.

bass4funkOCT. 09, 2016 - 01:07PM JST

Unlike liberals, I respect a candidate that fights for the middle class and doesn't bow to Washington.

And, it seems, one who admits to forcing himself on women because he can get away with it. Very moral of you.

@Fizzbit I'm not sure why you're so upset with Democrats. They will always vote for their party. You should be more upset with Republicans that are deserting Trump.

Tic Tac released a statement denouncing Trump.

That makes no sense. Do you mean it's okay to dredge up the past to attack your opponent? It's just that you said only fools would take this kind of tactic seriously in an earlier post.

To liberals, it wouldn't. Sorry, like Outrider said, LBJ and JFK or even Clinton probably said worse. So what about the Super predators remark Hillary made?

It must be difficult to stand by your Trump.

Not at all, I sleep very well at night.

He's got his supporters flailing around in a frenzy. You were even complimenting the French the other day for their grown-up attitude towards sex.

No, he just pissed off an already pissed off Washington establishment, nothing new.

This is amazing to watch and I compliment you on the mental gymnastics.

Unlike liberals, I respect a candidate that fights for the middle class and doesn't bow to Washington.

"In a nutshell, I mean, if Dems want to go through the let me dig up some dirt time machine"

What in the name of p___-grabbing billionaires are you Benghaziing about? That makes no sense. Do you mean it's okay to dredge up the past to attack your opponent? It's just that you said only fools would take this kind of tactic seriously in an earlier post.

It must be difficult to stand by your Trump. He's got his supporters flailing around in a frenzy. You were even complimenting the French the other day for their grown-up attitude towards sex.

This is amazing to watch and I compliment you on the mental gymnastics.

Im not defending trump but To put things in perspective, a hidden recording device would have caught a hell of a lot worse in terms of vulgarity and misogyny from , e.g, LBJ or JFK.

That's pretty impressive. Trump should take that line of argument. Remember folks, I was a Democrat when I said it's okay to grab women by the genitals but now I'm a Republican, I found a moral compass, found Jesus and respect women.

In a nutshell, I mean, if Dems want to go through the let me dig up some dirt time machine because I can't run on anything else, then it should be equally relevant that Trump and the GOP do the same. Hey, fairness counts.

Just shows that many people blind themselves to the truth for partisan foolery. Being wrong becomes a habit.

I think the truth is what and how people perceive it. Some people think Trump is an idiot and some think that Hillary is a habitual liar.

The sane people can take some satisfaction in the fact that Trump was not able to con the majority of voters even if he was able to do so with the lost and bitter birther rightwing folks.

Yeah, the same was said in 1980

Here we are again. The open minded lefties who would have rejected JFK as well had they heard about his philandering, are so over joyed by this gossip, but have no moral problems supporting Hillary who sold the weapons to Saudi Arabia that just bombed a funeral killing over 80 people and wounding over 500. Keep ignoring reality and focus on gossip, it says everything about your intelligence.

BTW, Jesus Christ would be a Republican because he would never condone the murder of unborn children. With this issue resolved, he would definitely be a socialist.

Dirty old man. Not surprising. Trump doesn't like to pull out.

Yeah! TRUMP / PENCE 2017

LizzOCT. 09, 2016 - 09:20AM JST I dislike Trump but the nation expressing shock and calling on him to step down over this isn't something I'm on-board with.

I agree. Republicans should be required to carry their campaign to term, regardless of how much damage it does to them.

I dislike Trump but the nation expressing shock and calling on him to step down over this isn't something I'm on-board with. well hell be forced to when he loses the election, the GOP are just trying to salvage an ounce of pride before Trump crushes whatever they have left.

Typical talk? He pretty much said that he sexually assaulted women on a regular basis because of his celebrity status. How in the depths of hell is that "typical talk". If I met a guy that said that I'd tell him he was an idiot. I've never, ever heard any guy brag of such lowly behavior. And people are still backing this guy.... because Bill Clinton was worse. Bill might have been but much of that was brought to light was well after he was elected. Had an audio tape been found and broadcast like Trump's before election day back in 1992... Clinton would have lost. Two wrongs do not make a right.

bass4funkOCT. 09, 2016 - 10:12AM JST

Naw! Trump doesn't need to pay attention to anything that the establishment wants...

Still defending this loathsome piece of ordure I see, and pretending it's only liberals that are appalled by him. I shouldn't be surprised.

I'm with bass. Trump needs to keep fighting or else the establishment will have learned nothing.

"He is, he went through a whole lot worse and still survived. The only thing Trump needs to do is focus on the issues, this little episode happened 12 years ago and remember, he was a Democrat then, so if the Dems have any standard of ethics (LOL) they should remember and not hold him accountable for his days living as a former Democrat."

That's pretty impressive. Trump should take that line of argument. Remember folks, I was a Democrat when I said it's okay to grab women by the genitals but now I'm a Republican, I found a moral compass, found Jesus and respect women.

Follow that with a knob joke, an impression of a disabled person and appeals to racism and bigotry and the whooping would lift the roof off.

Trump is the gift that keeps on giving - to the democrats. Before he finally goes down in history as the least qualified candidate to ever stand in a US presidential election, he will also put paid to the possibility that the tea party will have any significant influence on US politics in the future due to the schism he's caused in the GOP. Post 2016, there will be a country club Republican party for the likes of the Rockefellers and Bushes, and an oil-drum fire Republican party for those who can't get the Trump bumper stickers off their trailers and pickups - neither of which will ever again win a general election. So, after all is said and done, Trump should actually be thanked for showing us the real definition of GOP family values. Stick a fork in 'em.

Can I say I told you all so, many of us actually told you that Trump was a goon, a loser, an empty suit sociopath.

I know you are liberals in the States could care less about the Status quo, but for a growing portion of Americans, they are tired of the political BS of the Washington establishment goonies.

We also said Trump would destroy the Republican party which of course is just what needs to happen for American democracy to survive. It is all playing out exactly as we predicted. It started with Palin, that loon and has built up over the last eight years with increasing nutty candidates, too many to mention.

The GOP is not per say destroyed, but we are in a new era of people rejecting the the Washington elites and the same is happening on the Democratic side, the difference is, liberals just give in quickly and that's why Sanders didn't push on, but I digress.

But Trump is by far the most horrible, the most ridiculous, the most craven, most immoral, the absolute biggest liar and therefore the most dangerous. But it is all coming to an end. HRC is plus 80% now to win the election. Iowa just flipped blue.

Iowa?? Zurc, what are you talking about? LMAO

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/ia/iowa_trump_vs_clinton_vs_johnson_vs_stein-5981.html

The Senate should flip as well and the House could move closer to parity. With that the USA may be able to move beyond the stagnation enforced by the racist and regressive republicans for nearly the last 16 years.

Oh, and good luck with the House.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/house/2016_elections_house_map.html

And the Senate.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/senate/2016_elections_senate_map.html

Republicans have a lot to answer for by putting this incredible wretch of a man in play for the President. It is true what HRC said, his followers are a basket of deplorables, maybe as deplorable as Trump is himself.

So now that we can see the House and Senate will thankfully stay in the hands of the GOP even is Hillary wins, there is still light at the end of the tunnel. Kudos!

Ask yourselves why that is? Fox News? Rush Limbaugh? Being racists? Hating everyone but your own old, tired, white selves? Many reasons to offer, only you tea bagger and Trump supporters can answer this question. Look in the mirror, grab yourselves by you know where (Trump's advice) and see if that works for you to figure out how you could vote for such a horrible, horrible loser.

It has nothing to do with FOX or Rush and by the way, how do you know any of them are racists, do you know them, talked, engaged in a conversation with them? Hillary called Blacks Super predators are you implying liberals are NOT racists it's impossible or inconceivable to think that, but conservatives are? LOL

Trump is finally over. After literally a thousand horrible racist (Mexicans are rapists) and stupid statements (Obama founded ISIS) and actions this last one had done him in for good(Grab them by the p***y). He will probably lose now by double digits. Yet another landslide loss, third one in a row now for the tired and destroyed republicans.

He is, he went through a whole lot worse and still survived. The only thing Trump needs to do is focus on the issues, this little episode happened 12 years ago and remember, he was a Democrat then, so if the Dems have any standard of ethics (LOL) they should remember and not hold him accountable for his days living as a former Democrat.

Republicans have a lot to answer for by putting this incredible wretch of a man in play for the President. It is true what HRC said, his followers are a basket of deplorables, maybe as deplorable as Trump is himself.

Any evangelical who still supports Trump -- a man who brags about sexually preying on a married woman knowing full well she's married -- owes a serious apology to Bill Clinton. (Clinton never bragged about his exploits, and never claimed that "nobody loves the Bible more than me," as Trump did.)

I believe Trump in a divorce deposition had to plead the fifth over 90 times when asked about his adulterous affairs. Bible-loving Trump should have seen there's something in there written about adultery. As The Atlantic wrote in its condemnation of Trump -- before this recent scandal -- "His affect is that of an infomercial huckster; he traffics in conspiracy theories and racist invective; he is appallingly sexist; he is erratic, secretive......He is a demagogue, a xenophobe, a sexist, a know-nothing, and a liar. He is spectacularly unfit for office."

More Republicans are finally catching on.

Cleo, you are right. Jesus would be a Democrat.

Can I say I told you all so, many of us actually told you that Trump was a goon, a loser, an empty suit sociopath.

We also said Trump would destroy the Republican party which of course is just what needs to happen for American democracy to survive. It is all playing out exactly as we predicted. It started with Palin, that loon and has built up over the last eight years with increasing nutty candidates, too many to mention. But Trump is by far the most horrible, the most ridiculous, the most craven, most immoral, the absolute biggest liar and therefore the most dangerous. But it is all coming to an end. HRC is plus 80% now to win the election. Iowa just flipped blue. The Senate should flip as well and the House could move closer to parity. With that the USA may be able to move beyond the stagnation enforced by the racist and regressive republicans for nearly the last 16 years.

Republicans have a lot to answer for by putting this incredible wretch of a man in play for the President. It is true what HRC said, his followers are a basket of deplorables, maybe as deplorable as Trump is himself. Ask yourselves why that is? Fox News? Rush Limbaugh? Being racists? Hating everyone but your own old, tired, white selves? Many reasons to offer, only you tea bagger and Trump supporters can answer this question. Look in the mirror, grab yourselves by you know where (Trump's advice) and see if that works for you to figure out how you could vote for such a horrible, horrible loser.

Trump is finally over. After literally a thousand horrible racist (Mexicans are rapists) and stupid statements (Obama founded ISIS) and actions this last one had done him in for good(Grab them by the p***y). He will probably lose now by double digits. Yet another landslide loss, third one in a row now for the tired and destroyed republicans.

Naw! Trump doesn't need to pay attention to anything that the establishment wants, they never supported him and now they have the nerve to condemn the man when they never supported him in the first place? Only a coward would bow out, I would expect liberals to run and duck, that's pretty much right up their ally, point, shot and never engage the enemy. He needs to press on, ignore the left, focus on talking about the policies and the rest is up to the voters because in the end, that's all that matters.

“We pray for his family,” Pence said in a statement...

How pious. Perhaps you might also find a moment to pray for the women he's assaulted?

“He’s a real human,” Stanley said of the New York businessman, surrounded by Trump supporters at the Wisconsin rally...

Well, it's good to know where you set the bar for the most powerful political position in the world. Don't want a non-human like a parrotfish or your Aunt Matilda's bucket of loose change to sneak through the electoral process. Let's vote for a human.

The next Republican candidate would have to be Jesus Christ for them to recover from this disaster

A lefty, socialist, turn-the-other-cheek, Jewish peacenik? No way.

The Republican party and their elected leader are a disgrace. This isn't the first groping predator they've fielded as a candidate, remember Pee Wee Herman Cain?

They all fail in comparison to what Bill has done. None of these men ever have been with a 12 year old minor. Bill Clinton is still the undisputed skirt chaser politically speaking.

How can anyone legitimise sexual assault because they were born a white brat with hundreds of millions in inheritance?

Ask Bill Clinton and all the women he assaulted and got away with it.

Speed, lizz - and any other apologists you should be ashamed of yourself. I too have listened to the clip. He is admitting sexual assault. Perhaps in his affluenza addled brain he gropes at will but I'd imagine most women on the receiving end were far too SCARED to put up a fight to the fat, powerful old gazillionaire.

I think what Trump said was disgusting, now having said that, there is nothing different that he has said or done that is different than the average when alone with other guys. But if that should be an issue, then we have a lot of politicians that should resign and quickly!

Disgusting that anyone would not be outraged. This man is a disgrace . He should quit immediately and be investigated by the authorities.

Outraged, a bit. Disgraceful-Yes! Is that reason to get him to drop out-No and he shouldn't have to resign, unlike Clinton, he didn't deny it, he admitted it, good on him for doing that. Clinton lied, his wife lied in covering and protecting him, so in the end, it still boils down to, I would never want to to vote for a woman that would harbor her husband knowing the entire time that he raped, sexually harassed and fondled little girls. They both lied and you have to be insane to want to vote for a woman like that, devoid of all ethics and morals.

In perfect Trump fashion, he tacks on those 'if anybody was offended' asides. Uh, duh, ya think?

Seems the only people still solidly backing Trump are stand up comedians. McCain, Ryan plus most of the TEA Party pols have cut ties with the top of their ticket. Really unprecedented in history.

Maybe... still maybe... The Donald can rally. (You can't "keep a bad man down"!) However, it certainly looks like HRC will have her chance to grope her way through US foreign policy, droning on about how love is the answer while making the hard choice of which children will be labeled collateral damage.

The Republican party and their elected leader are a disgrace. This isn't the first groping predator they've fielded as a candidate, remember Pee Wee Herman Cain?

How can anyone legitimise sexual assault because they were born a white brat with hundreds of millions in inheritance?

Speed, lizz - and any other apologists you should be ashamed of yourself. I too have listened to the clip. He is admitting sexual assault. Perhaps in his affluenza addled brain he gropes at will but I'd imagine most women on the receiving end were far too SCARED to put up a fight to the fat, powerful old gazillionaire.

Disgusting that anyone would not be outraged. This man is a disgrace . He should quit immediately and be investigated by the authorities.

Trump and his remaining supporters have gone full-on Black Knight from The Holy Grail. Some find the inability to quit when you're totally done in admirable. I don't.

This might be what Trump needs as far as trying to motivate more people in the rural areas that see how rigged the system is and how corrupt the MSM is and how they are trying to make a 12 year old statement the main topic of discussion, really? This is the best that liberals can do? Only a complete fool would take this past as something relevant today.

To Don and his supporters: "Run away!"

Yeah, that's what liberals hope, I wish Hillary supporters would do the same.

Unfreaking believable. The next Republican candidate would have to be Jesus Christ tor them to recover from this disaster they let happen.

It's probably too late for the Republicans to find a replacement, but if Trump did quit the show now he'd be a bigger reality TV star than he ever was before.

In other words, Trump loses and wins at the same time.

I dislike Trump but the nation expressing shock and calling on him to step down over this isn't something I'm on-board with.

It is truly absurd. There is an old video of Bill Clinton while he was president literally putting his hands between the thighs of a stewardess on his campaign plane and I don't recall anyone asking him to resign. Let the voters decide.

I'm surprised that with all the crap he's said, and all the people he's disparaged, this is the one that is pushing the GOP over the edge.

Yet 80 million+ ladies slide off their chairs while reading 50 shades of grey.

@Speed

It's the US. Hypocritical moral outrage is the national pastime.

That said, Trump is the lowest of the low.

I've heard this tape and it sounds like typical guy talk when it comes to girls.

I dislike Trump but the nation expressing shock and calling on him to step down over this isn't something I'm on-board with.

Its all just free clickbait for Trump. The world is watching.

meltdown in realtime....

and when you read that he thinks its been an interesting 24 hours it tells you all you need to know about how "sorry" he really is....

GOP - Groping Old Perverts

“I’ve said some foolish things,” Trump said.

Truth!

Trump and his remaining supporters have gone full-on Black Knight from The Holy Grail. Some find the inability to quit when you're totally done in admirable. I don't.

To Don and his supporters: "Run away!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eMkth8FWno

Bad signs for a campaign:

Websites flag your quotes with the warning, "Explicit content."

Your main avenue for communication is Twittering with caps-lock.

Your VP's online schedule is suddenly blank with only the note, "Please check back later."

Your third wife is pissed off. (I mean, I only know what it takes to anger a first wife. What could it take to anger a third?!)

This will go down in history as the GOP's Chernobyl. Total meltdown....

And ALL self-inflicted.

Trump supporters believe all the lies about Hillary, and none of the truths about Trump.